Hand-covering.



P. 'D. ZEIGLER.

HAND COVERING.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- N 19! 7.

Patented July 2, 19 18.

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Application filed September 4, 1917. Serial Ito. 189,614.

'1 '0 all whom it may concern:

Belt known that I, PERRY D. ZEIGLER, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Olean, in the county ofCattaragus and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulHand-Covering, of which the following is a specification.

It is the object of this invention to provide a hand covering equippedwith two thumbs, the construction being such that the covering can bereversed and shifted from one hand to the other, thereby permitting theback of the hand covering to be used as the palm, when the palm becomesWOI'IL,

The invention aims to provide novel means for holdingin a foldedcondition, the thumb which is not in use.

Another object of the invention is to provide, as an article ofmanufacture, a thumb for a hand covering, having means for holding thethumb folded, said means constituting a part of the thumb, so that thethumb can be sold as an article of manufacture, to makers of gloves.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and toenhance the utility of devices of that type to which the presentinvention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the comblnation andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings Figures 1 and 2 are elevations showingopposite sides of a hand-covering embodying the invention;

Fig. 8 is an elevation wherein the structure is viewed edge-wise;

Fig. 4: is a perspective showing a modification.

ln carrying out the present invention there is provided a hand coveringwhich may be of any desired form, so far as receiving the fingers of thewearer is concerned. lln the present instance, the hand coveringincludes body members 1 and 2, connected along their edges as shown at17. Assem- Specification of Letters Pat ent. 7

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bled with the body member 1 is a thumb 3,

' a thumb 4: being mounted onthebody member 2, the thumbs 3 and f beingopposltely disposed, and being arranged adjacent the same edge of thehand covering. The thumbs 3 and 4 may be supplied with reinforcingpatches 5 if desired.

The numeral 6 indicates a transverse strip attached at one end, as shownat 7 to the thumb 3 and attached, as shown at 8, to the body member 1.The numeral 9 marks a stri attached as shown at 10 to the thumb 4 anattached as shown at 11 to the thumb d.

en the structure is worn, that thumb, for instance the thumb 3, which isnot in use, is folded back and engaged beneath the appropriate strip,the strip 6 being referred to in the present instance.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 4. of the drawings, the thumb appearsat 12 and the strip is shown at 14, the strip 14: being attached as at15, at one end, permanently to the thumb 12. The other end of the stripis attached by means of a separable fastener 16 to the thumb 12. In thisform of the invention, the strip and'the thumb 12 may complete thestructure which, as an article of manufacture, may be sold by makers ofgloves.

Generally considered, the advantage of the device hereinbefore describedis that it practically doubles the life of the hand cov ering.

It is obvious that the structure hereinbefore described can be used uponmittens, or upon gloves, provided with any desired number of fingerreceiving stalls.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 2- V l. A handcovering provided with a thumb a transverse strip beneath which thethumb may be inserted when folded; and means for attaching the ends ofthe strip to the hand covering, both longitudinal edges of the stripbeing free, whereby the thumb may extend entirely across the strip andproject therebeyond, thus permitting the thumb to lie fiat irrespectiveof the length of the thumb and irrespective of the position of the stripwith respect to the butt of the thumb and the tip thereof.

2. A hand covering comprising a body; a thumb; means for securing thethumb to the body; a strip beneath which the thumb is lllfl adapted tobe inserted when folded; and means for securing the strip to the thumbindependently of the body.

3. A hand covering comprising a body; a thumb; means for securing thethumb to the body; a strip beneath which the thumb is adapted to beinserted when the thumb'ris folded; means for securing one end ofthestrip to the thumb permanently and inde- 10 pendently of the body; and aseparable fastening independent of the body and securing the other endof the strip to the thumb.

'In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoaflixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

PERRY D. ZEIGLER.

Witnesses:

I JoHN QLMSTEAD, DAVID MARCUS.

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